About
El Keif — The Story of a Stolen Word, Reclaimed
Before it traveled the world, before it was whispered in French cafés and sung about in foreign lands, keif was ours.
Born from the spirit of Egypt, keif captured the feeling that words could never fully explain — the vibe, the freedom, the intoxication of simply being.
Over centuries, invaders, travelers, and poets borrowed it — le kif in French, kif in other tongues but they only ever carried a shadow of what it truly meant.
Today, El Keif brings it home.
Built by a 19-year-old Egyptian who grew up living and breathing the magic of scent, El Keif is proudly 100% Egyptian — from our raw materials to our bottles to our dreams.
Every note, every bottle, every feeling we create is born from the hands and heart of Egypt. Our perfumes aren’t just scents. They are moods. They are stories. They are the living,
breathing keif that was always ours to begin with.
At El Keif, we believe that everyone carries their own mood, their own vibe, their own keif.
We don’t tell you who to be. We bottle who you already are.
El Keif.
The word was taken.
The feeling was never lost.